There was no one better than Henry Shefflin according to Brian Cody.

Asked for his thoughts on Shefflin's retirement from the inter-county scene following today's narrow relegation play-off victory over Clare, Cody said to The Irish Times: "Have I seen a better hurler than Henry?

"I haven't seen a better hurler than Henry. But then again, neither have most people.

"He's done everything. He's done everything, absolutely everything for Kilkenny. He passed comment himself, that he got absolutely everything out of himself. It's not everybody can say that. It's not everybody in any walk of life can say that - you couldn't have done anything to get more out of yourself. He genuinely couldn't have done a single thing to get another ounce out of himself.

"He got the absolute maximum. You talk about emptying the tank every so often on the pitch but he emptied it all the time and emptied it throughout his career and that's a hell of a tribute to pay to anybody, no matter what they're trying to do.

"His greatest legacy at the end of the day is he has set the example for every Kilkenny player for what it takes as he was capable of adorning the game but he chose to work as hard as any player who ever walked out on Croke Park to allow him to adorn the game and that's something that is a great lesson for everybody."

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